Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors

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Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors. / the EACMHS Study Group.

In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol. 13, 823609, 25.04.2022.

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title = "Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors",

abstract = "Background: Research on perceived school safety has been largely limited to studies conducted in Western countries and there has been a lack of large-scale cross-national studies on the topic. Methods: The present study examined the occurrence of adolescents who felt unsafe at school and the associated factors of perceived school safety in 13 Asian and European countries. The data were based on 21,688 adolescents aged 13-15 (11,028 girls, 10,660 boys) who completed self-administered surveys between 2011 and 2017. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Findings: The number of adolescents who felt unsafe at school varied widely across countries, with a mean occurrence of 31.4% for the total sample: 31.3% for girls, and 31.1% for boys. The findings revealed strong independent associations between feeling unsafe and individual and school-related factors, such as being bullied, emotional and behavioral problems and feeling that teachers did not care. The study also found large variations in perceived school safety between schools in many countries. Conclusion: The findings emphasize the need to create safe educational environments for all students, based on positive relationships with teachers and peers. School-based interventions to prevent bullying and promote mental health should be a natural part of school safety promotion.",

keywords = "adolescent, associated factors, cross-national comparisons, feeling unsafe, mental health, occurrence, school climate, school safety",

author = "{the EACMHS Study Group} and Yuko Mori and Elina Tiiri and Lotta Lempinen and Klomek, {Anat Brunstein} and Gerasimos Kolaitis and Slobodskaya, {Helena R.} and Hitoshi Kaneko and Srabstein, {Jorge C.} and Liping Li and Huong, {Mai Nguyen} and Praharaj, {Samir Kumar} and Ong, {Say How} and Sigita Lesinskiene and Henriette Kyrrestad and Tjhin Wiguna and Zahra Zamani and Lauri Sillanm{\"a}ki and Andre Sourander",

note = "Funding Information: This study was funded by the Academy of Finland (decision numbers 320162 and 308552). The Russian arm of the study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant number 21-15-00033). Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2022 Mori, Tiiri, Lempinen, Klomek, Kolaitis, Slobodskaya, Kaneko, Srabstein, Li, Huong, Praharaj, Ong, Lesinskiene, Kyrrestad, Wiguna, Zamani, Sillanm{\"a}ki and Sourander.",

year = "2022",

month = apr,

day = "25",

doi = "10.3389/fpsyt.2022.823609",

language = "English",

volume = "13",

journal = "Frontiers in Psychiatry",

issn = "1664-0640",

publisher = "Frontiers Media S.A.",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors

AU - the EACMHS Study Group

AU - Mori, Yuko

AU - Tiiri, Elina

AU - Lempinen, Lotta

AU - Klomek, Anat Brunstein

AU - Kolaitis, Gerasimos

AU - Slobodskaya, Helena R.

AU - Kaneko, Hitoshi

AU - Srabstein, Jorge C.

AU - Li, Liping

AU - Huong, Mai Nguyen

AU - Praharaj, Samir Kumar

AU - Ong, Say How

AU - Lesinskiene, Sigita

AU - Kyrrestad, Henriette

AU - Wiguna, Tjhin

AU - Zamani, Zahra

AU - Sillanmäki, Lauri

AU - Sourander, Andre

N1 - Funding Information: This study was funded by the Academy of Finland (decision numbers 320162 and 308552). The Russian arm of the study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant number 21-15-00033). Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Mori, Tiiri, Lempinen, Klomek, Kolaitis, Slobodskaya, Kaneko, Srabstein, Li, Huong, Praharaj, Ong, Lesinskiene, Kyrrestad, Wiguna, Zamani, Sillanmäki and Sourander.

PY - 2022/4/25

Y1 - 2022/4/25

N2 - Background: Research on perceived school safety has been largely limited to studies conducted in Western countries and there has been a lack of large-scale cross-national studies on the topic. Methods: The present study examined the occurrence of adolescents who felt unsafe at school and the associated factors of perceived school safety in 13 Asian and European countries. The data were based on 21,688 adolescents aged 13-15 (11,028 girls, 10,660 boys) who completed self-administered surveys between 2011 and 2017. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Findings: The number of adolescents who felt unsafe at school varied widely across countries, with a mean occurrence of 31.4% for the total sample: 31.3% for girls, and 31.1% for boys. The findings revealed strong independent associations between feeling unsafe and individual and school-related factors, such as being bullied, emotional and behavioral problems and feeling that teachers did not care. The study also found large variations in perceived school safety between schools in many countries. Conclusion: The findings emphasize the need to create safe educational environments for all students, based on positive relationships with teachers and peers. School-based interventions to prevent bullying and promote mental health should be a natural part of school safety promotion.

AB - Background: Research on perceived school safety has been largely limited to studies conducted in Western countries and there has been a lack of large-scale cross-national studies on the topic. Methods: The present study examined the occurrence of adolescents who felt unsafe at school and the associated factors of perceived school safety in 13 Asian and European countries. The data were based on 21,688 adolescents aged 13-15 (11,028 girls, 10,660 boys) who completed self-administered surveys between 2011 and 2017. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Findings: The number of adolescents who felt unsafe at school varied widely across countries, with a mean occurrence of 31.4% for the total sample: 31.3% for girls, and 31.1% for boys. The findings revealed strong independent associations between feeling unsafe and individual and school-related factors, such as being bullied, emotional and behavioral problems and feeling that teachers did not care. The study also found large variations in perceived school safety between schools in many countries. Conclusion: The findings emphasize the need to create safe educational environments for all students, based on positive relationships with teachers and peers. School-based interventions to prevent bullying and promote mental health should be a natural part of school safety promotion.

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KW - associated factors

KW - cross-national comparisons

KW - feeling unsafe

KW - mental health

KW - occurrence

KW - school climate

KW - school safety

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DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.823609

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JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry

SN - 1664-0640

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